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For 6,911 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Movie review score: 57
Highest review score: 100 Fruitvale Station
Lowest review score: 0 The Fourth Kind
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,885 out of 6911
  2. Mixed: 2,801 out of 6911
  3. Negative: 1,225 out of 6911
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  1. The Best Man Holiday
    The movie ends with a setup for another sequel, which will undoubtedly be embraced by fans. Let’s just hope we don’t have to wait another 14 years to see it.
  2. Copying Beethoven
    There are two reasons to see - and hear - Agnieszka Holland's Copying Beethoven. One is Ed Harris' performance as the nearly deaf and totally egocentric Ludwig van; the other is a cherry-picked 10-minute chunk of the composer's soaring Ninth Symphony.
  3. Advantageous
    This is dark stuff, but a striking humanity shines through.
  4. Tower Heist
    Boasts an unusually strong cast of actors, who boost the slick screenplay into a satisfying popcorn picture.
  5. Sarah's Key
    A dramatic tale of survival and horrific memories struggles against distracting melodrama in Sarah's Key, and unfortunately, melodrama wins.
  6. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    There’s far too many moments of sabre-rattling, and too much confusion about who is aligned with whom, and why. Those who know and love Tolkien’s texts will have a vested interest. Everyone else may grow restless.
  7. Anywhere But Here
    An actress' dream.
  8. Happenstance
    As slight as it is sweet.
  9. Winter Solstice
    Very little actually happens in the movie. There are no cathartic breakdowns or soul-changing epiphanies. Instead, we're offered a collection of small moments that feel so familiar, they remind us how false most films really are.
  10. Sleep Dealer
    Haunting ideas and efficient storytelling, but director-cowriter Alex Rivera needed to fine-tune a bit more.
  11. Only When I Dance
    A more probing exploration of the subjects' diverse challenges would have been welcome. But your heart connects to these young artists. When they soar - onstage and off - you feel it.
  12. My Afternoons with Margueritte
    If you could also use some time off, try his gentle new comedy.
  13. Champs
    Often it’s the fighters themselves who best sum up the appeal of “the sweet science.”
  14. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    Cloudy 2 is loud, weird and chaotic — just as kids like it.
  15. Rory O'Shea Was Here
    McAvoy is unerringly charming as Rory, a man who quickly discerns and dismisses well-meaning condescension. So one can't help wondering what he would think of this film, whose sentimentality comes across as smug.
  16. The Ballad of Jack and Rose
    Phenomenal acting, plus intelligent direction and themes, put The Ballad of Jack and Rose above other indie films about loss of innocence. At the same time, there is something garish about watching a father and daughter struggle with the snake of incest in their ill-advised Garden of Eden.
  17. Go for Sisters
    It’s Ross, however, who really makes a lasting impact. Someone should snap her up for a series — and soon.
  18. The Man Who Bought Mustique
    Funny, yet appalling.
  19. The Day Silence Died
    The story is fascinating for its simplicity and its inherent truths about the downside of progress.
  20. Fade to Black
    A loving tribute to one of the most important figures in hip hop. From Jay-Z to himself.
  21. The Contender
    Lurie has made an impressive contribution to the bulging library of political film, and he has showcased some performances sure to get Oscar consideration.
  22. Cape of Good Hope
    The film does deserve credit for juggling difficult racial and class issues - but with a wacky score, cute puppies and silly side stories also jockeying for space, Bamford's best intentions tumble to a heap long before the movie ends.
  23. J. Edgar
    At least Leonardo DiCaprio, grounded and sure, has commitment to spare. His portrayal of Hoover is undeniably terrific.
  24. Mr. Peabody & Sherman
    Burrell doesn’t quite capture the wry deadpan of the original, but then, neither does the movie. That’s okay.
  25. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
    One of the year's most emotionally affecting movies.
  26. The Railway Man
    Admirable without being fully engaging. It’s too intelligent to dismiss, but not emotional enough to inspire lasting passion.
  27. Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
    The subtitle of this interview/documentary about the late, great French photojournalist should be "For Collectors Only." There is no theme, no point, no history, no illuminating insights - it's just Bresson talking about his individual photos and early sketches.
  28. Sing
    This is the kind of movie "Trolls" set out to be and with this kind of innovation in animation, it succeeds on far more levels as well. There are just so many laughs to be had but there's also plenty of warmth with a lot of focus put on each contestant's family.
  29. Deja Vu
    It takes chutzpah to title this movie Déjà Vu; every scene in it rings a bell. Certainly, I had just seen the same affable-righteous performance from Washington in Spike Lee's "Inside Man."
  30. Cocaine Cowboys
    If "The Godfather" movies were based on real gangsters and some of them were still around to talk about the good old days, they might be as fascinating as the characters in Billy Corben's documentary about the cocaine import business in 1970s Miami.
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